Olpad
Olpad (Olpar) | |
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Town | |
Coordinates:21°20′N72°45′E/ 21.333°N 72.750°E | |
Country | India |
State | Gujarat |
District | Surat |
Government | |
• Body | Surat Municipal Corporation |
Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Gujarati,Urdu,Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
PIN | 394540 |
Telephone code | 91261-XXX-XXXX |
Lok Sabhaconstituency | Surat |
Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | OLPAD |
Civic agency | Surat Municipal Corporation |
Olpadis a town northwest ofSurat,India,located at 21.33° north, 72.75° east and about 12 meters above sea level. Olpad is a small town in Surat, having about 50,898 residents.
Olpad is divided by Sena River/Creek into Olpad Kasba/Main and Para/Pura/Suburb.
Olpad has second highest Tiger Shrimp Export area. Lot of oil and gas drilling with 30 kilometers of coastal area. It is Surat's nearest fast developing town, sharing a parliamentary seat with Surat West.
It has 3 colleges, industrial technical institute, courts, police station, banks and government offices.
Olpad is a junction connecting by many roads to and from Surat, Sayan, Kim, Ankleshwar, Dandi, and Bhatgam. Railway station (Sayan) is 9 miles away.
Olpad population consists of Hindus, Muslims, people from UP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan among others.
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